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Mysterious Matters

Can you solve the mystery? Engage your inner sleuth.

Mid-Continent Public Library

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  • On holiday with Hazel's father, Daisy and Hazel secretly investigate a murder on the Orient Express, rushing to solve it before another murder occurs, or someone else finds the killer.
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  • Twelve-year-old Candice Miller is spending the summer in Lambert, South Carolina, in the old house that belonged to her grandmother, who died after being dismissed as city manager for having the city tennis courts dug up looking for buried…
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  • Super Puzzletastic Mysteries

    Short Stories for Young Sleuths from Mystery Writers of America

    Grabenstein, Chris
    A collection of short, interactive mystery stories from some of your favorite sleuth writers. Available in multiple formats.
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  • After deciding to start a detective agency of her own, Lara Finkel realizes that the biggest mysteries can be found within her own family.
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  • Seventh-graders Jin, Alexandra, and Elvin come from very different backgrounds and circumstances, but they all live in Harlem, and when Elvin's grandfather is attacked they band together to find out who is responsible--and the search leads…
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  • Baby Monkey, private eye, will investigate stolen jewels, missing pizzas, and other mysteries--if he can manage to figure out how to put his pants on.
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  • When a diamond-encrusted swim cap goes missing, Goldie sees her chance to solve the case on her own!
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  • Determined to find the truth behind an alleged crime that has tarnished her family name for decades, Shenice just wants to prove that she belongs on the field with her team.
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  • A pigeon private eye captures a birdnapper with help from his feathered friends.
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  • When Lizzie and Gael share an irresistible challenge, to find the peacock ring that once belonged to artist Frida Kahlo, Paloma decides it is the perfect way to honor her father.
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  • After discovering eery similarities to 3 kidnapped children, the Greystone kids attempt to put the pieces of what they always assumed to be normal lives together. Available in multiple formats.
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  • The first in a new graphic novel series, join the pup detectives of Pawston Elementary as they put an end to pet-ty crime at their school.
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  • Recently estranged from her best friend and weeks away from shifting from only child to big sister, seventh grader Beatrix Lee consoles herself by writing haiku in invisible ink and hiding the poems, but one day she finds a reply--is it…
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  • A class of fith graders going on a field trip to the mansion of a local eccentric in the hopes of finding the secret inventions hidden there.
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  • Legend has it that a curse turns all the the town's children into monsters, but Kick is determined to us sicence to figure out what is actually going on.
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  • A friend has gone missing, his favorite podcaster has announced that "something BIG is going to happen," and Mars is on the case!
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  • Stuck in a cast for the summer, Ivy spends her days at the front window, watching her neighbors and their mysterious behaviors.
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